Many suggested Mrs Syms, branded loyal and outspoken, would make a good politician herself.

Simon Chapman wrote: "Just catching up on the #reshuffle and reading @fifisyms. She's utterly marvellous! Would love to have her take on Ed's new team too..."

Dan added: "Good on you for loyalty! Ever thought of running for PM yourself?! ;-) Your husband is a lucky man."

But as more people responded to the 44-year-old on Monday night, she gave a signal that her husband had intervened and wrote: "have politely been told to zip it and stop lioness-ing. Shall put out rubbish instead. Hopefully that's not news."

Mrs Syms, who is reported to be separated but not divorced from her husband, also told her followers she was still "a huge fan of the PM."